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Chat, interviews, and banter by Onyx Path Publishing’s in-house developers. Join Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy on the Onyx Pathcast!
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Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew discuss tips and advice on how to remain productive as writers, developers, and editors during a time of pandemic (and generally, really).
* They Came from Beyond the Grave! Kickstarter Success!
* Effective methods of time and productivity management
* Tackling a sizeable project with little direction
* The benefits of procrastination
* Finding inspiration for your work
* How to not become jaded
* What we're doing to enjoy ourselves
LINKS
* Scion Origin: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/246765/Scion-Second-Edition-Book-One-Origin
* Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rules/
* Monarchies of Mau, Pugmire, and Pirates of Pugmire: https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/
* Paper Mario: The Origami King: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Paper-Mario-The-Origami-King-1782440.html
* Cuphead: http://www.cupheadgame.com/
* Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: https://eternity.obsidian.net/
* Journey of Wrestling: https://journeyofwrestling.com
* Fall Guys: https://fallguys.com/
* Office Ladies: https://www.earwolf.com/show/office-ladies/
* West Wing Weekly: http://thewestwingweekly.com/
* Hellmouthy: https://player.fm/series/hellmouthy-1930900
* Fake Doctors, Real Friends: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-fake-doctors-real-friends-60367049/
* Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men: https://www.xplainthexmen.com/
* Soviet Sherlock Holmes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes_and_Dr._Watson
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew bring back a game we accidentally made back in episode 80 and design nine games based on random prompts.
- We're back from vacation! Not really.
- Rules of the game
- Dixie: Werewolf of Wall Street (and Pokemon)
- Matthew: Into the Beyond (and Starjammer)
- Eddy: War of the World Tortoises (and colonialism)
- Dixie: Heir Apparent (and murder mystery parties)
- Eddy: After the Fact (and kids in cyberpunk)
- Matthew: Snowglobe (and the fun of mixed groups)
- Dixie: No Return (and problematic cyberpunk designs)
- Eddy: Hearts of State (and romance in RPGs)
- Matthew: Descend and Conquer (and avoiding dark elves)
- What are our favorites?
LINKS
- The EC episode where Eddy talks about Pokemon deathmatches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5I6uo39ujQ
- Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_in_the_22nd_Century
- Cybergeneration: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/25143/Cybergeneration-The-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=548232
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew introduce the actual play of They Came from Beyond the Grave! run at the Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention.
* How the terrific trio are handling COVID
* And then, for the next three hours or so, an actual play!
* Looking back on They Came From and what we enjoy about it
* We're on holiday next week!
LINKS
* TCfBtG! Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2OGbDvU
* TCfBtG! actual play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLEFXntIa3g&feature=emb_title
* TCfBtG! from Red Moon Roleplaying: https://play.acast.com/s/redmoonroleplaying/3c956dc6-3cfe-4006-a424-11be02197715
* TCfBtG! trailer: https://youtu.be/mWTla3xEmGA
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
In which Eddy and Dixie talk to Scion developer Neall Raemonn Price about the current status of the line.
* Eddy's name's origin story and author names
* Heights and cosplay?
* Noms de plume
* Looking back at Origin and Hero
* Scion: Demigod
* A bit on what to do in a game of Scion
* Scion: God
* Scion: Companion
* Masks of the Mythos
* Scion: Dragon
* Other supplements: Saints and Monsters, Wyld Hunt, and Titanomachy
* No Gods, No Masters
* Scion Anthology
* We let Matthew out of the box
* What Scion projects we're most excited for!
* A bit on seeing your work illustrated
Links:
The Cure - Close to Me: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1yfu1
Scion: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4261/Onyx-Path-Publishing/subcategory/8329_22322/Scion-2nd-Edition
Giuseppe Stromboli: https://twitter.com/mnateshyamalan/status/1281276972463730689
Woebot: https://woebothealth.com/
Death and Taxes: https://deathandtaxesgame.com/
Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew talk at length about the upcoming Kickstarter for They Came From Beyond the Grave!
- Our Twitter war has been delayed
- Ugh, COVID. Wear a mask.
- A short Beneath the Sea retrospective
- What is Beyond the Grave?
- Talking about bad movie research
- Differences between Grave and Sea Quips
- The shift to serious horror films
- How the game plays
- The book itself is funny
- Title Drop and designing on the Pathcast
- We bet on how much the Kickstarter will make
LINKS
- TCfBtG actual play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLEFXntIa3g&feature=emb_title
- TCfBtG from Red Moon Roleplaying: https://play.acast.com/s/redmoonroleplaying/3c956dc6-3cfe-4006-a424-11be02197715
- TCfBtG trailer: https://youtu.be/mWTla3xEmGA
- Worst Horror Films Ever Made: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000019774/
- 70s Horror Movie Trailers: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL60B29F446889D1BE
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
In which Matthew and Dixie interview Martyna Zych regarding her background in gaming and position as community developer of the World of Darkness
* Where Outstar got her name
* CD Projekt Red and Streaming for GOG
* Edited vs. Unedited Videos
* Beckett's Jyhad Diary: The Audio Book
* Our outsider childhoods
* How Outstar got into the World of Darkness
* Hiking across Asia to get to Japan
* Vampire: The Masquerade - Night Road
* Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
* Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest
* Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood
* Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife
* They Came from Beyond the Grave! is on Kickstarter at 2PM EDT, Tuesday 21st July!
* Wraith Ric Flair "Woo!!"
Links:
Homestar Runner: https://homestarrunner.com/
CD Projekt Red: https://eu.gear.cdprojektred.com/
GOG (Good Old Games): https://www.gog.com/
Beckett's Jyhad Diary: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/225322/V20-Becketts-Jyhad-Diary
Vampire: The Masquerade - Night Road: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290270/Vampire_The_Masquerade__Night_Road/
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: https://www.bloodlines2.com/
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest: http://differenttales.com/werewolf/
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood: https://werewolf-videogame.com/en
Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife: https://www.worldofdarkness.com/news/wraith-the-oblivion-afterlife-revealed
Alien Weaponry (band): https://alienweaponry.com/index.html
Outstar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/outstarwalker
Outstar on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outstarwalker
World of Darkness Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/worldofdarkness
World of Darkness YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdCxS5kH0ZWY79DI5HmFnw
Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
In which the trio talks about online gaming in various forms.
* We're going to talk about online gaming!
* Alice is Missing
* ViewScream and the Ripper FMV
* Koldunic sorcery egregiously bad?
* 12 minutes in, Eddy is on topic
* Matthew was a Moderator
* A bit on our usage of Roll20 and Astral
* Some talk about chat-based roleplay
* New Bremen!
* We reminisce about early days of computing
* The olden days of scrambled pornography
* Audio- and video-based roleplaying
* Performing a game, versus playing
* Discord gaming
* Onyx Path Con
A Note: During the podcast, Eddy says the Pugmire Kickstarter was in 2017, which leads to some timeline confusion. It was actually finished in March 2016! Time is, however, a flat circle right now so we forgive Eddy this error.
Links:
Alice is Missing: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/huntersbooks/alice-is-missing-a-silent-role-playing-game
ViewScream: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/187177/ViewScream-2nd-Edition
Ripper Wired Story: https://www.wired.com/story/ripper/
Roll20: https://roll20.net/
Astral: https://www.astraltabletop.com/
Gehenna Gaming: https://www.gehennagaming.com/
Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy discuss upcoming projects, horror movies, and play Scion: Origin!
* N!WE Unleashed!
* Exalted Essence
* They Came from Beyond the Grave!
* V5 Trails of Ash and Bone
* Hammer House of Horror and Death Line
* Scion: Origin Actual Play Conclusion
LINKS
* Trinity Continuum - Aberrant: https://www.backerkit.com/projects/200664283/trinity-continuum-aberrant
* Hammer House of Horror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_House_of_Horror
* Death Line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Line
* Scion Origin: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/246765/Scion-Second-Edition-Book-One-Origin
* Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
* Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
* Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
In which Eddy talks with Danielle Lauzon, Monica Speca, and Travis Legge about the nitty-gritty of game design.
- Bad jokes
- In which Eddy talks with Danielle Lauzon, Monica Speca, and Travis Legge about the nitty-gritty of game design.
- Bad jokes
- "Fluff" and "crunch"
- D&D is a game for kicking in monsters and looting doors
- What makes a good mechanic?
- Powered by the Apocalypse
- Testing the design
- Designing for D&D 5e
- Designing for Exalted
- The "commoner railgun"
- GNS Theory
- Designing for Storypath
- Shiny math rocks and VTTs
- Calvinball the RPG
- One cool design
- What we're working on
LINKS
- Bonus Experience: https://bxpcast.com/
- BXP Ep "Mechanics are Inevitable": http://misdirectedmark.com/2020/05/26/bxp-3x06-mechanics-are-inevitable/
- Powered by the Apocalypse: http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
In which the trio present their live Pathcast recording from the previous weekend's Onyx Path Virtual Gaming Convention.
* A bit of convention recap
* Convention panel chatrooms?
* Live Pathcast!
* We don't have a plan! What a surprise!
* We talk about the charities we were supporting
* A bit about the inception of the Pathcast
* Some more on the Pathcast, including how we structure and book it
* Recurring Pathcast bits
* Dixie and Matthew break into song
* Who would we...fight?
* Audience questions!
* Matthew is...something
* Things we didn't get as kids that we get now.
Links:
Legendlore Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/339646881/legendlore-rpg-setting-for-5th-edition-fantasy-roleplaying-0
Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath
Onyx Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath
Onyx Path Discord: https://discord.gg/5uckcBk